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it still robs medicare of about a half trillion dollars, and this one, unlike the health bill in the house, forces taxpayers to pay for the killing of unborn children and that is not health care and the american people overwhelmingly reject it. but it seems nancy pelosi and harry reid are hell bent on shoving this government-run health care system down the american people's throat. i can only say to you that if they keep it up, the american people may turn this whole administration and the democrat majority into one giant shovel ready project next fall. >> i want to talk about -- i want to give you a chance to respond to the abortion restrictions because harry reid sacrificed the public option to keep senator joe lieberman on board and tightened the abortion restrictions to reel in ben nelson on the abortion federally funded abortion measure. that's still not making republicans happy. is there any room here for negotiation? >> let me take a moment out and first say that this house bill that we passed is not government run. we know right now we have an insurance run type of monopoly i
it still robs medicare of about a half trillion dollars, and this one, unlike the health bill in the house, forces taxpayers to pay for the killing of unborn children and that is not health care and the american people overwhelmingly reject it. but it seems nancy pelosi and harry reid are hell bent on shoving this government-run health care system down the american people's throat. i can only say to you that if they keep it up, the american people may turn this whole administration and the...
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it has cost like a trillion dollars over the next ten years, the medicare drug benefit law, which is about the cost of the health benefit. so these people have no credibility whatsoever. >> host: your book is about the failure of supply-side economics, it starts with a look back at fdr. why did you start there? >> guest: my basic idea was that it observed that supply-side economics had gone through a cycle where there was a real problem that the existing orthodoxy couldn't handle. the new philosophy came into existence, was implement, appeared to be successful and it was applied in every circumstance whether it was successful or not. so it was cycle of success and failure. and realize the canessan economics went through the same cycle. it was imcomplemented in the 1930s, helped end the great decision, and then misapplied in the 1950s and 60s and gave us inflation. so there was a symmetry that was interesting, and then i tried to ask, well, what's going to come next? >> host: that's where i'm going to ask you, what comes next? have we come full circle to an kensyaan economics. >> gues
it has cost like a trillion dollars over the next ten years, the medicare drug benefit law, which is about the cost of the health benefit. so these people have no credibility whatsoever. >> host: your book is about the failure of supply-side economics, it starts with a look back at fdr. why did you start there? >> guest: my basic idea was that it observed that supply-side economics had gone through a cycle where there was a real problem that the existing orthodoxy couldn't handle....
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and in particular, what's going to have to do programs like social security and medicare and medicaid when the giant baby boom generation begins to retire. and the youngest one is already turned 62 and qualifies for early retirement. and over the next few years, more and more of my generation are going to be drying social security and medicare. and when that have been, the spending for those programs is going to explode. and we've done nothing, absolutely nothing to reform them in such a way as to make them sustainable. and i'm afraid that as time goes by, the deficits were looking at now that we think are one-time only event are liable to become regular events that we have year after year after year, that are inevitably going to have a very negative consequence for interest rates and inflation and at some point we are going to have to do something about it. but i think doing something sooner is going to be a lot less painful than waiting until the last possible moment. >> host: one of your solutions is a value added tax. how will that work? >> guest: my observation of the analysis of
and in particular, what's going to have to do programs like social security and medicare and medicaid when the giant baby boom generation begins to retire. and the youngest one is already turned 62 and qualifies for early retirement. and over the next few years, more and more of my generation are going to be drying social security and medicare. and when that have been, the spending for those programs is going to explode. and we've done nothing, absolutely nothing to reform them in such a way as...
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it has a cost of like a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, the medicare drug benefit will, which is about the cost of a health benefit so. these people just have no credibility whatsoever when they complain about deficits. host: your book is about the failure of supply side economics, of reaganomics, as w with a look back to and in chapter two, the triumph of keynesian economics. guest: well, i observed there was a real problem that the existing orthodoxy couldn't handle, the new philosophy, the supply side philosophy came into existence, was implemented, appeared to be successful, and then hence forth, it was applied in every circumstance, whether it was justified or not. so you had kind of a cycle of success and failure. and as i thought about it, i realized the keysnenian economics had gone through exactly the same cycle. it had been implemented in the 1930's, helped end the great depression, but then misapplied in the 1950's and 1960's and gave us inflation. so it seemed there was a similar tree that was interesting, and i tried to ask, what's coming next? host: well, that's
it has a cost of like a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, the medicare drug benefit will, which is about the cost of a health benefit so. these people just have no credibility whatsoever when they complain about deficits. host: your book is about the failure of supply side economics, of reaganomics, as w with a look back to and in chapter two, the triumph of keynesian economics. guest: well, i observed there was a real problem that the existing orthodoxy couldn't handle, the new...
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social security and got the unemployment insurance tamika subsidize housing and in the '60s to got medicare and medicaid so there have been moments of the history when the people and their desires and their anguish over this situation has broken through and then we got legislation that moved away from the traditional class, upper class legislation of the government. but he is extremely important to understand this conflict of interest between government and us. otherwise you will think, and the young guy going off to war will think bush's interest is the same as mine. it is not. nor is exxon's interest the same as mine. nor-cal burton's the interest the same as mine. no, it is a very important thing to learn i think from history. and when you learn, when you study the history of the united states, you did not see the kind of country that we all learn about when we go to school which is a kind of exultation of america. we are not different by the way from other countries. countries everywhere teach their history in nationalists ways. they are all prideful of their flag in their anthem and he
social security and got the unemployment insurance tamika subsidize housing and in the '60s to got medicare and medicaid so there have been moments of the history when the people and their desires and their anguish over this situation has broken through and then we got legislation that moved away from the traditional class, upper class legislation of the government. but he is extremely important to understand this conflict of interest between government and us. otherwise you will think, and the...
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in the '60s we got medicare and medicaid. so there have been moments in our history when the people and their desires and their anguish over the situation has broken through, and then we got legislation that moved away from the traditional class, upper-class legislation of the government. but it's extremely important to understand this conflict of interest between government and us. otherwise, you would think, and the young guy going off to war while the, well, wish this interest was the same as mine. it's not. no one is excellent interests the same as mine. nor halliburton's interest is the same as mine. know. that's a very important thing to learn. i think from history. and when you learn, when you study the history of the united states, you do not see the kind of country that we all learn about when we go to school, which is a kind of america. we're not different by the way than other country. countries everywhere teach their history and a nationalist way. they are all prideful of their flag and their anthem, and you know,
in the '60s we got medicare and medicaid. so there have been moments in our history when the people and their desires and their anguish over the situation has broken through, and then we got legislation that moved away from the traditional class, upper-class legislation of the government. but it's extremely important to understand this conflict of interest between government and us. otherwise, you would think, and the young guy going off to war while the, well, wish this interest was the same...
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it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans want it. if you do not wanted, do not use it. no one will force you. benefits for the first district, 50,000 uninsured in this congressional district at about 660,000. 17 dozen 900 small-business is will be eligible for tax credits. -- 17,900 small businesses. it has a prescription drug benefit plan. i thought it was a giveaway to the pharmaceutical industries. basically, they pay their premium and once you hit $2,500 you fall into the doughnut hole. you're still paying the premium, but when to hit $2,500 it all comes out of your pocket. what to him a
it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans...
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we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all medical diagnoses. when you look at the reimbursement of medicare on those types of patients, a respiratory therapist cannot provide care to a health care -- of home care or nursing home patient because our services are not reimbursed. only the services of a physician or nurse. i have been a therapist for 25 years. if i go teach a smoking cessation class to chronic pulmonary disease patients, i am not reimbursed by medicare. not only is there an issue of medicare spending and cuts, where there are cost-saving ideas, they are wip
we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all...
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patients knew what they would be getting years out so that medicare would have the stability that it needs. i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. i would say again, somehow in the gentleman's memory of these past years, there is something that is left out, and that is that this body and congress, because during the clinton years, the clinton years that saw prosperity, there was a republican-controlled congress and republican-controlled congress yielded tax policies that we believed could once again get us back on track in the same way, all the job losses that the gentleman continues to recite and point fingers and blame on the prior administration, if we're going to play that game, i would say that since his party has taken control of this body, we've lost in this country 6.1 million jobs. as he says, none of the job losses are acceptable. i would say there are many ways to look at these figures and who was responsible for what and could claim credit for such. but at the end of the day, what we're facing right now is a situation where the american people and the smal
patients knew what they would be getting years out so that medicare would have the stability that it needs. i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman, madam speaker. i would say again, somehow in the gentleman's memory of these past years, there is something that is left out, and that is that this body and congress, because during the clinton years, the clinton years that saw prosperity, there was a republican-controlled congress and republican-controlled congress yielded tax policies that...
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of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have maybe 20% on medicaid, although it pays for 40% of the births -- there's not enough public support to sustain that at a good quality. that mixture would work for me. >> i was surprised by this question that a lot of americans believe that the doctors can do everything. have you ever checked this fact against the sample of doctors? >> and that is next. >> thank you. [applause] >> think you, panelists. we will take a 15 minute break and then reconvene to talk about making policy. >> federal reserve catcher ben bernank
of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have...
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it will hurt medicare. it will destroy jobs and reincarnations -- and ruin our nation -- and run ourn ation deeper into debt. it is not in the interest of our state. it is not in the interests of our state and country. we can do better. >> [chanting "yes we can"] when i have travelled, i've had a lot of fun. you guys are all having fun. thank you. we have more of a show coming for you. we are very excited. when i am in washington, i will work in the senate with the democrats and republicans to reform health care in an open and honest way. no more closed door meetings and backroom deals. -- with an out of touch party leadership. no more hiding costs. no more leading trillions in debt for our children to pay. in health care, we need to start fresh. we need to start fresh and work together to do the job right. once again, we can do better. i will work in the senate to put government back on the side of people who create jobs in the millions of people who need jobs. remember, as president john f. kennedy stated
it will hurt medicare. it will destroy jobs and reincarnations -- and ruin our nation -- and run ourn ation deeper into debt. it is not in the interest of our state. it is not in the interests of our state and country. we can do better. >> [chanting "yes we can"] when i have travelled, i've had a lot of fun. you guys are all having fun. thank you. we have more of a show coming for you. we are very excited. when i am in washington, i will work in the senate with the democrats and...
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that might be -- it might be the florida exemption for medicare advantage or the $11 billion in clinics in maine or the louisiana purchase or it might be exemptions from executive pay controls in big phrma, it could be anything. it will add and add and add over on this side until all of this no political capital, all who knew it was a bad idea what it began, enough has moved to the plus side, to neutral, where if you put that final little weight on the skile, i like to call it the straw that breaks the camel's back, clink, it goes over this way. now there's enough support to pass a bill and that's when they ram it through and they don't let you up for air because they're afraid they'll lose votes . when that little moment comes, when they think they've got the votes, it comes through and that's why, that's why the united states senate was doing business for three constant weeks without a break and that's why they were doing business on christmas eve, to pass socialized medicine, with the 60-40 majority on december 24, christmas eevek, because they finally stacked the scales to the point
that might be -- it might be the florida exemption for medicare advantage or the $11 billion in clinics in maine or the louisiana purchase or it might be exemptions from executive pay controls in big phrma, it could be anything. it will add and add and add over on this side until all of this no political capital, all who knew it was a bad idea what it began, enough has moved to the plus side, to neutral, where if you put that final little weight on the skile, i like to call it the straw that...
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it is due to medicare and medicaid programs that has grown as of this expanded medicare coverage. in 2006, it accelerated with the public health care spending trend. in private, it has been growing at a interesting rate. taking a look at greater detail of the spending trend we want to focus on two dozen 6 2007, 2008. -- 2006, 2007 2008. you can see the medical beneficiaries ever given a prescription drugs. you see the impact of strong growth due to the medicare part the program. we also see where these to pay years and return to their normal growth. you see a divergence in to the state where federal spending accelerates in-state local spending slows again. that was mainly due to the a a r ka. personal health-care spending growth as segregated into a couple of broad factors such as price and non price. that includes population growth use and intensity of services as well as revenue from non patients and rep -- operating costs. examining health care spending in this way can get spending in other areas. the non price factors were displayed in the red portion of this exhibit. there ar
it is due to medicare and medicaid programs that has grown as of this expanded medicare coverage. in 2006, it accelerated with the public health care spending trend. in private, it has been growing at a interesting rate. taking a look at greater detail of the spending trend we want to focus on two dozen 6 2007, 2008. -- 2006, 2007 2008. you can see the medical beneficiaries ever given a prescription drugs. you see the impact of strong growth due to the medicare part the program. we also see...
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>> i think we could do better on medicare fraud and medicaid fraud. there is broad there are providers to build four people or patience they never saw. and we could put more resources behind that. of that is actually done in the clinton administration when shalala was secretary. and it paid off. then it slipped -- slipped behind. it makes doctors very uncomfortable but it is very important. >> "60 minutes" has done some important work on that topic in the public space. we're coming up on one of our. we are done about thank you so much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, over the last two days we have commented on the fact over the past year the global financial crisis has generated consensus here and abroad that the increase government spending of the last year was quite necessary in order to deal with severe long-term consequences of government response is. the point* was too little attention was given to the long term fiscal consequences of programs designed to do with the meltdown of the last year are so. i hope we have dealt with some of those qu
>> i think we could do better on medicare fraud and medicaid fraud. there is broad there are providers to build four people or patience they never saw. and we could put more resources behind that. of that is actually done in the clinton administration when shalala was secretary. and it paid off. then it slipped -- slipped behind. it makes doctors very uncomfortable but it is very important. >> "60 minutes" has done some important work on that topic in the public space....
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i could be on medicare but i chose not to do it. i have been with the va since i got out of the service in 71. but why are all these-- and inuit costs >> host: thank you dean. in fact testing and how much doctors employed them has been in regular theme of yours. here's what they yorker article with the headline testing testing. how will the guide to the point where doctors are calling on lots of test that even sometimes they say are gold-plated then? >> guest: your caller did hit the button on one of the issues driving prices which is our malpractice system, which is driven in ways that-- let me give you an example. headaches, one community actually tried to look at how many ct scans and cedar rapids iowa they were doing for people. they found they did 50,000 ct scans for a population of 300,000 in a year. all of us know that this is a necessary and 10,000 of them were for a head ct scans. only a tiny number ended up turning up any abnormality. many were just ordinary headaches. some of them for fear of malpractice suits and a more
i could be on medicare but i chose not to do it. i have been with the va since i got out of the service in 71. but why are all these-- and inuit costs >> host: thank you dean. in fact testing and how much doctors employed them has been in regular theme of yours. here's what they yorker article with the headline testing testing. how will the guide to the point where doctors are calling on lots of test that even sometimes they say are gold-plated then? >> guest: your caller did hit...
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>> we have 98% of the people ensured we are going to cut medicare and cut for military people and have a trillion plus to pay for it and we are going to subsidize where other -- what other states have failed. i would stop it and i would ask for them to go back to the drawing board. everyone is entitled to some form of insurance. why do we need a one size fits all? >> sean: what is the latest? everything i'm reading about your race. you have challenged your 0 -- opponent martha cokely to a one-on-one debate. is she willing to debate you? >> i did a small debate today we have one monday she will meet with president ahmadinejad one-on-one but won't meet with me one-on-one. the people are fed up with the way things are going they can go to brown for the senate.com and stop the business as usual not only in massachusetts but more importantly nationally and give me a chance to bring common sense back to washington solve problems be an independent voice and vote for the things not only affecting our state but the country. >> sean: there's a huge controversy surrounding her and i wanted to kno
>> we have 98% of the people ensured we are going to cut medicare and cut for military people and have a trillion plus to pay for it and we are going to subsidize where other -- what other states have failed. i would stop it and i would ask for them to go back to the drawing board. everyone is entitled to some form of insurance. why do we need a one size fits all? >> sean: what is the latest? everything i'm reading about your race. you have challenged your 0 -- opponent martha...
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they gave us social security and medicare and workers' rights and a long series of legislative victories which in my view has substantially improved the quality of living. >> host: thank you. michelle malkin? >> guest: well, i don't define the success of a party or the gauge its effect on americans' lives by what it has given legislatively. and i think is a core fundamental belief of my and i think a party that has improved my life is a party that leaves me alone, that has constrained the power of government to interfere in our lives, and unfortunately, and i've been very vocal about this, i think the republican party has failed to live up to its core conservative principles and so many ways. this was -- this was the battle so many grassroots conservatives had with the bush administration over the years whether it was the expansion of the federal role in education with a note child left behind act, the prescription drug plan, the pushing illegal alien amnesty and then the last several months of the bush tenure doing what i consider was pre-socializing the economy for barack obama with th
they gave us social security and medicare and workers' rights and a long series of legislative victories which in my view has substantially improved the quality of living. >> host: thank you. michelle malkin? >> guest: well, i don't define the success of a party or the gauge its effect on americans' lives by what it has given legislatively. and i think is a core fundamental belief of my and i think a party that has improved my life is a party that leaves me alone, that has...
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better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. >> larry: talking tough on terrorism. >> hundreds of al qaeda's fighters and affiliates have been captured or killed. >> larry: what did the president need to say and did he say it? is it going to make any difference? that's all next on a special edition. of "larry king live". well, the state of the union address is over. and the analysis is now continue as they do with us. if you missed any part of the speech, it will be repeated in one hour. wolf blitzer, john king and candy crowley in this segment, then senator john mccain, then a panel of pundits, as they say. wolf, you've seen a lot of these. how do you score this one? >> if you like a lot of wonkish detail, as i do, the president went through a lot of that. so i was just happy that he got into those kinds of specifics. he made his case. and i loved watching it. i'm sure you did, too, larry, a lot of our viewers did, the democrats jumping up, applauding, standing ovations, the republicans sort of sitting
better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. >> larry: talking tough on terrorism. >> hundreds of al qaeda's fighters and affiliates have been captured or killed. >> larry: what did the president need to say and did he say it? is it going to make any difference? that's all next on a special edition. of "larry king live". well, the state of the union address is over. and the...
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trying to pay for a lot of this by cutting medicare is not the solution. you've got to rearrange medicare, there was a story in the new york times this past week what happens at ucla where they extend life no matter what the cost is, and it becomes well beyond what is reasonable medically. >> as we get older. >> get older. but for example, at ucla medical center, they spend $92,000 i think is the number on the last two years of a life at portland, oregon north of there they spend $52,000 because they have better controls on medicare. so until you begin to pay for value and performance, then health care reform is not going to work despite all of the pieces. >> here we are at the dawn of a new decade. a lot of talk about the old decade. there was a cartoon that caught my eye that shows uncle sam trying to return the first decade of this century to the returns and exchanges bureau and the lady says i'm sorry, sir, we have rules against returning entire decades. but doris, a lot made about the notion of this being a lost decade, lost opportunities, lost wealth
trying to pay for a lot of this by cutting medicare is not the solution. you've got to rearrange medicare, there was a story in the new york times this past week what happens at ucla where they extend life no matter what the cost is, and it becomes well beyond what is reasonable medically. >> as we get older. >> get older. but for example, at ucla medical center, they spend $92,000 i think is the number on the last two years of a life at portland, oregon north of there they spend...
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medicare, medicaid, social security. these programs that are the safety net for our country. he talked about the capping student loan fees for payback. he talked about our children being able to go into the community colleges that everyone has a right to good education. he talked about having to pay the t.a.r.p., the temporary aid so that people could have their loans restructured, and those that were in foreclosure could sit down with the bankers and have the loans restructured. he talked about the everyday man and woman of america having a job. he talked about our responsibility, and let's agree to stop disagreeing and come together on things that we can all approve of. he talked about our nation not to be number two but number one. so i mean who could disagree with that? and there was nothing that he said that i really found disagreeable. >> now, we've all been reading about tension between house democrats and the obama administration. what are your thoughts? >> he said tonight that he was going to be talking not only to democrats but republicans, too. and if you have a be
medicare, medicaid, social security. these programs that are the safety net for our country. he talked about the capping student loan fees for payback. he talked about our children being able to go into the community colleges that everyone has a right to good education. he talked about having to pay the t.a.r.p., the temporary aid so that people could have their loans restructured, and those that were in foreclosure could sit down with the bankers and have the loans restructured. he talked...
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it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit... and edicare guide., if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare, you should know about this card; it's the only one of its kind... that carries the aarp name -- see if it's right for you. you hoose your doctor. you choose your hospital. there are o networks and no.referrals needed. save up to thousands of dlars... on potential out-of-pocket expenses... with an aarp medicare .supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. call now for your free information kit... how ou ould start saving. >>> that's our show for today. it's my last regular sunday here at "this week." thanks to all of you for watching so faithfully for all these years. thanks to the outstanding crew these years. thanks to the outstanding crew and staff here at "t you can see it on their faces. they want to work, they need a job. and now they have a powerful tool to help. broadband technology is linking those who need work with the jobs that a
it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit... and edicare guide., if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare, you should know about this card; it's the only one of its kind... that carries the aarp name -- see if it's right for you. you hoose your doctor. you choose your hospital. there are o networks and no.referrals needed. save up to thousands of dlars... on potential out-of-pocket expenses... with an aarp...
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it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free informatiokit... and edicare guide., if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare, you should know about this card; it's the only one of its kind... that carries the aarp name -- see if it's right for you. you hoose your doctor. you choose your hospital. there are o networks and no.referrals needed. save up to thousands of dollars... on potential out-of-pocket expenses... with an aarp medicare .supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. call now for your free information kit... how ou ould start saving. >>> coming up next, "the roundtable" and "the sunday funnies." >> it's not raining over there. >> just sit down. >> cherry and -- >> grape? >> -- passion orange. >> looks good. >> how is everybody doing? >> we're great, now. how are you doing? >> happy new year. >> i love you. thank you so much. pleased to meet you. >> it's time to play. >> aloha. >> aloha. >> aloha, president obama, a native hawaiian. there's some vignette
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it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit... and edicare guide., if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare, you should know about this card; it's the only one of its kind... that carries the aarp name -- see if it's right for you. you hoose your doctor. you choose your hospital. there are o networks and no.referrals needed. save up to thousands of dollars... on potential out-of-pocket expenses... with an aarp medicare .supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. call now for your free information kit... how ou ould start saving. >>> that's >>> that's our show for today. it's my last regular sunday here at "this week." thanks to all of you for watching for ho so long. thanks to all of you for watching for ho so long. thanks to the staff and we can never be too careful when giving our kids over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. i'm chandra wilson, and i'm a mother of three. children's cough and cold medicines are safe and effective, but like al
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medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is the thing about me practicing medicine. the positive thing about me practicing medicine is that it to reconnect me with real people, not politicians and lobbyists. [applause] and i get to see real problems of real people that i get in my mind. so when i am in washington, it is not an esoteric. it is about real people. one of the things that our founders thought and believed and wrote was that we ought to have a citizen legislators, not a career professional legislators. [applause] as to your second point, bush did not create the oil industry problems. >> [unintel
medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is...
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. >> thirteen times against voting for the minimum wage. 13 times to cut medicare. he has voted for trade deals like after that send jobs overseas. he is the leader in the senate for privatizing social security. 98% voting record with george bush. so what's behind all the talk? i record that hurts pennsylvania. >> i'm bob casey and i approve this message. >> one of the argus were concerned about that he could make is that he was given for pennsylvania, that he had the seniority to bring a lot of projects on, a lot of jobs on. it took him a while to get out of that message but at the time we started running this, he had finally started talking about that. that's why he talks about delivering for pennsylvania. we wanted to say, no, here is what he is doing to regular pennsylvanians. so it's the set up with a positive and a follow through with the negative. and also reacting, anticipating where he was likely to go with the one message that was going to do him the most good. and what was going to be a tough year for him. we do a lot of work for the esc see, the democrat
. >> thirteen times against voting for the minimum wage. 13 times to cut medicare. he has voted for trade deals like after that send jobs overseas. he is the leader in the senate for privatizing social security. 98% voting record with george bush. so what's behind all the talk? i record that hurts pennsylvania. >> i'm bob casey and i approve this message. >> one of the argus were concerned about that he could make is that he was given for pennsylvania, that he had the...
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we can't add any more people to our medicaid and medicare plans. mr. gingrey: some of the teachers in the great volunteer state are having to take furloughs and leaves of absences and that kind of thing. mr. roe: we are in the 1940's in education. here is another unfunded mandate that comes to the state and nebraska, the people in nebraska don't have to pay for that. the people of texas do, the people of ohio do, the people of california do, the people of maine do. and this is something that should not be there. when the sun shines on this, this will not happen. that's why it is extremely important for the sun to shine on this process. and you mentioned a moment ago, when you peel the onion back and i have read the house bill and not read the senate bill, if you look at the aarp, there will be an insurance exchangeon this insurance exchange if a company trades on there and this is a private company, the c.e.o. will be limited to a $500,000 salary that is tax deductible. that's fine. if you pay more than that, you have to pay corporate taxes of 35%, plu
we can't add any more people to our medicaid and medicare plans. mr. gingrey: some of the teachers in the great volunteer state are having to take furloughs and leaves of absences and that kind of thing. mr. roe: we are in the 1940's in education. here is another unfunded mandate that comes to the state and nebraska, the people in nebraska don't have to pay for that. the people of texas do, the people of ohio do, the people of california do, the people of maine do. and this is something that...
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it is a very exciting initiative, ranking right up there with medicare. it is a caucus -- [unintelligible] we hear how they would prefer to go forward. but we will go forward. >> the message seems to be that they want to go in a more moderate direction. >> we have a responsibility to find common ground. 1/3 of the congress participated in those hearings in a bipartisan way. in many cases, some of the republican amendments were adopted. that made it clear that they are not for health care reform. we are. that is the extent that we can find our common ground between those two differences. it remains to be seen. the message from massachusetts is one that we have been hearing for a while about health care reform. it is really important -- and let me say this. as a former chair of the democratic party, i know that elections have an after-action review. there are many factors that contribute to the most votes. many people will be analyzing that for a while. there are times that there are as -- is public unease. let me just say that president obama, one year ago
it is a very exciting initiative, ranking right up there with medicare. it is a caucus -- [unintelligible] we hear how they would prefer to go forward. but we will go forward. >> the message seems to be that they want to go in a more moderate direction. >> we have a responsibility to find common ground. 1/3 of the congress participated in those hearings in a bipartisan way. in many cases, some of the republican amendments were adopted. that made it clear that they are not for health...
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at a time when people eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. starting this year, 2010, those who turned 65 or born after world war ii, and for the next 15 years the number of people who are eligible for the medicare program is going to increase dramatically and during that time i think we're going to see he a need to have -- to see a need to have a significant reform for the medicare program but the money saved is going to be made available to have more people covered under the program, not to divert it to set up a whole new government spending scheme. we've been joined by the gentleman from iowa, and i'd like to yield to mr. king for his comments about the balance budget amendment. mr. king: i thank the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, for leading on this special order tonight and for leading on fiscal responsibility here in the united states congress. this balanced budget amendment is something i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of. i've done so every time that this has been offered since i've been here in congress and the dialogue
at a time when people eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. starting this year, 2010, those who turned 65 or born after world war ii, and for the next 15 years the number of people who are eligible for the medicare program is going to increase dramatically and during that time i think we're going to see he a need to have -- to see a need to have a significant reform for the medicare program but the money saved is going to be made available to have more people covered under the program,...
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medicare advantage is a private program. they do not see themselves as a direct recipients. >> how can that be? [laughter] Ñi>> when the medicare point -- plan was set up, it tried to preserve the professional autonomy of doctors and hospitals and people view it that way. >> is a wonder. >> go ahead. >> i am mr. kaplan. no mention has been made of the employer-employee relationship and so much of the medical costs are the employee having an exclusion from income of the cost of plans paid by the employer. now at one time, these costs paid by the employer or taxes. -- were taxes. back in world war ii, when there was great price control and a shortage of labor, great pressure was put on the internal revenue service to come out with a ruling which excluded this from income. it was rather strange. because if the employer paid for your food or your clothing, that would all be taxed. but health care was taken out. that was a way of really attracting more labor back into the market. now what do you think the impact on costs would b
medicare advantage is a private program. they do not see themselves as a direct recipients. >> how can that be? [laughter] Ñi>> when the medicare point -- plan was set up, it tried to preserve the professional autonomy of doctors and hospitals and people view it that way. >> is a wonder. >> go ahead. >> i am mr. kaplan. no mention has been made of the employer-employee relationship and so much of the medical costs are the employee having an exclusion from income...
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the medicare advantage program, medicare part b program, health care systems of switzerland or the netherlands arguably also germany contain many of the elements of the exchange. the health alliances are not which the clinton health plan wailled or exchanges. as were in our state based and private purchasing cooperatives which have been tried repeatedly and sometimes with success over the past two decades. the connecticut business industry association represented here today by mr. vogel represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. the of course will each model can be called an exchange they are in fact quite different. indeed the models represented by the house and senate bills are different in very significant ways. the focus of my paper and of my brief presentation this morning is on how the house and senate bills differ and on which model is most likely to result in the exchange the serbs' best the goals that an exchange is intended to fulfill. first, quickly let me ask you the question why do we need an exchange, what do we expect an exchange to accomplish. the exchange is inten
the medicare advantage program, medicare part b program, health care systems of switzerland or the netherlands arguably also germany contain many of the elements of the exchange. the health alliances are not which the clinton health plan wailled or exchanges. as were in our state based and private purchasing cooperatives which have been tried repeatedly and sometimes with success over the past two decades. the connecticut business industry association represented here today by mr. vogel...
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that was costing in terms of payroll taxes, social security, medicare, and things like that. that was causing new york city millions of dollars per year. it is a costly process. it is not necessarily because the people are there. host: mark krikorian? guest: legal status is not the problem. it is a small part of the problem. the problem is the supply shop with so many low-skilled workers pouring into the economy all at once. when they look at the immigration for the entire economy, they find a small economic benefit. where that small economic benefit comes from is distributing that benefit to the rest of society, to the chattering class'. is the right to cut the wages of low-skilled americans in order to reduce the price of tomatoes by 3 cents? my response is no, it's morally unjustifiable for us to do that to our fellow americans. guest: and consequently the growers in agriculture have been together to create ag jobs, which is a process that would insure a legal work force. guest: a cheap, controllable work force. host: dallas, dan, republican line. caller: good morning. i j
that was costing in terms of payroll taxes, social security, medicare, and things like that. that was causing new york city millions of dollars per year. it is a costly process. it is not necessarily because the people are there. host: mark krikorian? guest: legal status is not the problem. it is a small part of the problem. the problem is the supply shop with so many low-skilled workers pouring into the economy all at once. when they look at the immigration for the entire economy, they find a...
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i have a class action with two plaintiffs currently receiving medicare advantage and they are angry at the fact that there will be people in florida who will continue to receive it, and that is arbitrary and capricious actions creating two classes of people, and in violation of the constitution. host: we are going to leave it there because we are running short on time. this concern about taxing income? guest: he brings up a component that is in both the house and senate bills. they are calling into a limit loss ratio. essentially, there is a limited amount that insurance companies can charge for premiums, for anything other than what is going to patients. yes, that is a profit limit on insurers. that does not mean they cannot derive profit from other areas, investments they made. but in terms of actual premium dollars, there is a limit to the profit they can take from that. guest: he talked about court challenges. i wonder, if and when his health care passes, if this is more to end up in court and we will have court challenges for months and months. thank you very much for being on the
i have a class action with two plaintiffs currently receiving medicare advantage and they are angry at the fact that there will be people in florida who will continue to receive it, and that is arbitrary and capricious actions creating two classes of people, and in violation of the constitution. host: we are going to leave it there because we are running short on time. this concern about taxing income? guest: he brings up a component that is in both the house and senate bills. they are calling...
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what happens in medicare? you cut my medicare. we are not cutting your medicare. the house bill we are preserving medicare. you still go to your same doctor, same hospital. the only differences are we eliminate the co-pays and deductibles for preventive care. diabetes, prostate, bone density, mammograms, we want to pay for it. we want you to get them. if you have prostate cancer there is a 95% chance of cure rate if we catch it early. if we catch it early we'll be saving money in the long run. you are healthier. taxpayers save money in the long run. we extend the solvency by at least five years. medicare trust fund, remember that doughnut hole? as soon as the president signs the bill, the house version, $500, doughnut hole starts at $3,000 as opposed to $2,500. we fill it in by 2016. medicare, one reason why i didn't vote for the bill, the largest consumer, purchaser of drugs in the country is the federal government for medicare and medicaid, department of defense, v.a. we can't use our purchasing power. your purchasing power to get a better deal on drugs. it's ag
what happens in medicare? you cut my medicare. we are not cutting your medicare. the house bill we are preserving medicare. you still go to your same doctor, same hospital. the only differences are we eliminate the co-pays and deductibles for preventive care. diabetes, prostate, bone density, mammograms, we want to pay for it. we want you to get them. if you have prostate cancer there is a 95% chance of cure rate if we catch it early. if we catch it early we'll be saving money in the long run....
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and medicare advantage coverage. that's why we shouldn't be rushing to judgment on the health care bill. s the kind of screwup that should not take place. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from welve rise -- from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in awe of the penn state university women's volleyball team. we often here in this chamber about undefeated or championship teams. but rarely have a heard about this. these nittany line lyons hasn't lost a game since 2007, they have a record 18 consecutive ncaa victories and they beat the university of texas lady longhorns for their third consecutive championship. i can't say enough about the team and its leaders masme began hodge became just the fifth player in division one history to be named first-team all american four years in a row and also was named the american volleyball coach's association national player of the year for
and medicare advantage coverage. that's why we shouldn't be rushing to judgment on the health care bill. s the kind of screwup that should not take place. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from welve rise -- from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in awe of the penn state university women's volleyball team. we often here in this chamber...
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country are hard at work investigating a wide array of financial fraud cases from mortgage fraud to medicare, and health care fraud to securities fraud, to corporate malfeasance. i'm proud that we have put in place a law enforcement response to the financial crisis, that is and will continue to be aggressive, comprehensive, and well coordinated. while the reach of our investigative and prosecutorial function is broad, we do not purport to have all the answers. as a general matter, we do not have the expertise, nor is it part of our mission to opine on the systemic causes of the financial crisis. rather, the justice department's resources are focused on investigating, and prosecuting crime. it is within this context that i am pleased to offer my testimony and contribute to your vital review. the department has a long history of prosecuting financial fraud, an we will continue to do so. working in concert with our federal, state, local, tribal and territorial partners, the justice department is using every tool at our disposal, including new resources, advanced technologies, and communications
country are hard at work investigating a wide array of financial fraud cases from mortgage fraud to medicare, and health care fraud to securities fraud, to corporate malfeasance. i'm proud that we have put in place a law enforcement response to the financial crisis, that is and will continue to be aggressive, comprehensive, and well coordinated. while the reach of our investigative and prosecutorial function is broad, we do not purport to have all the answers. as a general matter, we do not...
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medicare has lots of fraud in medicare has lots of fraud in it. >> legislation contains a lot of antifraud provisions. we ought to try to make those strong as possible. discussions that are taking place now. let's put the medicare issue in proper context. it is relevant for us in oregon. to me, the central problem with medicare is that it to rewards inefficiency. it essentially pays on the basis of volume rather than quality. and so, we in jordan historically have been discriminated against for holding costs down, for doing a good job. it is relevant in benton county. we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it has been hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to [unintelligible] if you compare it to other parts of the country, parts of the system that pays on volume rather than quality, many areas of reimbursement is half as it would be [unintelligible] the senate bill -- i was able to get a measure included to get changes in that. under the measure i included, good quality medicare adva
medicare has lots of fraud in medicare has lots of fraud in it. >> legislation contains a lot of antifraud provisions. we ought to try to make those strong as possible. discussions that are taking place now. let's put the medicare issue in proper context. it is relevant for us in oregon. to me, the central problem with medicare is that it to rewards inefficiency. it essentially pays on the basis of volume rather than quality. and so, we in jordan historically have been discriminated...
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people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again, ohio, michigan, tennessee, all the other 49 states, if you were exposed to asbestos, you're not covered. but if you're from montana you are. i yield to mr. mccotter. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman. i go back and this segues to another point in the chart, the sweetheart deals that were made with big pharmaceutical industries and others to try to get this bill passed. but the converse is the heartless deals that were also made to get this bill passed. the gentleman has talked about the unfair treatment amongst the states whic
people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again,...
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in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the host: rep chris van hollen, what do you want to hear from the president? guest: and little recap of where we have been the last year. the president will point out a
in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the...
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medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some point, we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not go way out of black. i am sure there are some details -- we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not have things going out of wahack. it has to be reformed for the younger generations because it is going bankrupt. why not give people the same health care plan we have in congress? that is the kind of proposal of reform for medicare -- [applause] >> as i have said before, this is an entirely legitimate proposal. the prob
medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some...
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you're cutting half a trillion dollars out of medicare. girls are going to be taxing people at a time that they just can't afford it. we can do better. we elected the drawing board and i don't think it's going to take 15 years, not on my watch. i will make it a priority to make sure we have coverage that they can rely on and have the flexibility to be part of. not a one-size-fits-all for the entire country at the really hurting states and their individual right to free market and free enterprise. >> i'm going to tune to you ms. coakley. all of you have talked to the economy and voters in this commonwealth of course but jobs right at the top of their list here at everyone is worried about 10% unemployment nationwide. but it's also true that this terrible economic situation workers find themselves in really comes at the end of a lost decade for american workers. there has been nationwide no net job growth since december 1999 and middle-class families when adjusted for inflation have not seen their incomes rise. what are your plans on only sh
you're cutting half a trillion dollars out of medicare. girls are going to be taxing people at a time that they just can't afford it. we can do better. we elected the drawing board and i don't think it's going to take 15 years, not on my watch. i will make it a priority to make sure we have coverage that they can rely on and have the flexibility to be part of. not a one-size-fits-all for the entire country at the really hurting states and their individual right to free market and free...
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if there had been a distinction made because of the volume of potential medicare recipients or poverty level or something involving health care in nebraska that was different, then that would be a different story on the constitutionality. that's why many states in national legislation are not all treated the same, because there are distinctions, and a lot of times, there's a lot of horse trading that goes on there, as we all know. but there's always a reason given. well, there's no reason given here, except for the one that i've recited and that is one that we see as unconstitutional, and is likely seen by many as a symbol of the excesses of a culture of corruption and excessive spending and fiscal irresponsibility in the congress. now that is not addressed in this letter. what this letter addresses is simply the constitutionality of that one provision. now, after we wrote the letter, the next day, which was thursday, december 31, i received a telephone call from senator graham, saying that he had received a telephone call from senator ben nelson, asking to call the dogs off. and sen
if there had been a distinction made because of the volume of potential medicare recipients or poverty level or something involving health care in nebraska that was different, then that would be a different story on the constitutionality. that's why many states in national legislation are not all treated the same, because there are distinctions, and a lot of times, there's a lot of horse trading that goes on there, as we all know. but there's always a reason given. well, there's no reason given...
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the current health care system has led to skyrocketing costs in medicare and medicaid. to recuse those -- reduce those costs for the long run, we need to pass comprehensive health care reform. that's the first step to get the excessive deficits under control, and that's exactly what we're doing. in late december, the senate passed health care reform, and according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, our health care reform bill reduced federal deficits by $132 billion in the first ten years. that is -- let me say it again. according to the c.b.o., this health care legislation will reduce federal deficits by by $132 billion in the first ten years. not increase, but reduce. that helps. the bill would reduce federal deficits by $650 billion to to $1.3 trillion the second ten years. that is, the second ten years, there is a much greater reduction in deficit spending, according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, a reduction between $650 billion to $1.3 trillion reduction in federal deficits in the second ten years. and this deficit reduction is likely
the current health care system has led to skyrocketing costs in medicare and medicaid. to recuse those -- reduce those costs for the long run, we need to pass comprehensive health care reform. that's the first step to get the excessive deficits under control, and that's exactly what we're doing. in late december, the senate passed health care reform, and according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, our health care reform bill reduced federal deficits by $132 billion in the first...
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the clerk: h.r. 3961, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to reform the medicare s.g.r. payment system for physicians and for other purposes. h.r. 4154, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the new carrier overbasis rules in order to prevent tax increases, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to further proceedings in respect to these two bills. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, visiting with nevadans as i have done during these past several weeks, it's impossible not to be motivated to get back to the business of legislating. it's impossible to ignore their grief over growing foreclosures, the uncertainty of unemployment, and the frustration of fighting insurance companies for your family's health, and it's just as evident that the people of nevada and the nation need us to work toward sensible solutions rather than drown once again in the partisan bickering that consumed much of last year. some elections go your way. some
the clerk: h.r. 3961, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to reform the medicare s.g.r. payment system for physicians and for other purposes. h.r. 4154, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the new carrier overbasis rules in order to prevent tax increases, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to further proceedings in respect to these two bills. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be...
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the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so on the left and the right we have those complaining that if you move forward to deal with the debt, you're going to make reductions in programs and you're goi i think that's undeniably the case. if you're going to deal with this debt threat, we are going to have to make changes in the spending prowewewewewe are goine changes in the revenue base of the country. i would suggest for those who are concerned about tax increases, the first place to get more revenue is not with the tax increase. the first place to get more revenue is to collect what's actually owed. if you examine t
the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so...
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it's a big roll of the dice for social security and medicare. millions of american seniors rely on social security. social security is a commitment to america's seniors. i might say if we did not have social security, estimates i have seen are about half of american seniors today would be living in poverty. social security basically has kept a lot of americans, senior americans from living in poverty. we should therefore prevent a fast track process from reneging on social security's commitment to those people and putting a lot of people back in poor economic straits. numerous groups representing seniors are called for excluding social security from this fast track process. aarp for one recommends that social security be excluded from the commission's deliberations. this is what aarp says -- "we urge that social security not be considered in the context of debt reduction. this program does not contribute to the annual deficit and its long-term solvency can be resolved by relatively modest adjustments if they are made sooner rather than later." q
it's a big roll of the dice for social security and medicare. millions of american seniors rely on social security. social security is a commitment to america's seniors. i might say if we did not have social security, estimates i have seen are about half of american seniors today would be living in poverty. social security basically has kept a lot of americans, senior americans from living in poverty. we should therefore prevent a fast track process from reneging on social security's commitment...